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1839réf. 152017New York: Printed by S.W. Benedict 1839. Rare early improved edition of this prominent religious leader's influential call for America to end slavery. Duodecimo contemporary brown paper boards. In very good condition signatures to the front free endpaper. Anti-Slavery Manual Containing a Collection of Facts and Arguments on American Slavery 1837 is a foundational document of the American abolitionist movement written by the Reverend La Roy Sunderland 1802-1885 a Methodist Episcopal minister and one of the most energetic and theologically grounded anti-slavery agitators of the antebellum period. Published at a moment of intense national controversy over the question of slavery the volume assembles a systematic compendium of factual evidence statistical documentation legal analysis and moral argument designed to equip abolitionists with the intellectual armament necessary to counter proslavery arguments in the public arena. Sunderland who had co-founded the American Anti-Slavery Society alongside William Lloyd Garrison and Theodore Weld and edited the Methodist abolitionist journal Zion's Watchman approached the subject with the disciplined rhetoric of a preacher trained to marshal Scripture and evidence in service of a moral cause making the Anti-Slavery Manual simultaneously a work of theological argument and empirical documentation. The volume was sufficiently influential to be issued in multiple editions and printings in 1837 alone and is today held in the collections of Harvard University and the Library of Congress. Printed by S.W. Benedict hardcover
1880réf. 65901J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited London n.d. circa 1880. 1880. Hardcover. Folio. hardcovers. rebound in leather with marbled endpapers all edges gilt.Complete 3 volumes Dictionary volumes 23 & dictionary bound together. pp.994 558 4616. 47 full page b/w engravings on steel with tissue guards in text illus. Very good condition with some foxing mainly on prelims & page edges. Some rubbing to cover edges. Very heavy set extra post will apply if being sent outside of Australia. . J. S. Virtue & Co., Limited, London, n.d. circa 1880 hardcover
1879réf. 144271Adelaide: E. Spiller Acting Government Printer 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide E. Spiller Acting Government Printer 1879. Octavo viii 174 2 24 'The Grammar of the Narrinyeri Tribe' xii lithographed 'Facsimiles of Letters Written by Aborigines' one leaf folding 2 25-28 index pages including a page of lithographed music plus 9 lithographs from drawings by Aboriginal artists and 7 original albumen silver photographs 3 are approximately 105 × 145 mm; 4 are approximately 115 × 95 mm mounted on captioned leaves. Original green cloth attractively blocked in gilt on the front board and in blind at the rear; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; covers a little worn and marked with the binding a little shaken; acidic paper tanned with the folding facsimile document splitting at one fold; mounts a little cockled; trifling loss to the corner-tip of one photograph; page 29 printed close to the right-hand edge an imposition error during production; a few mild signs of age and handling; a very good copy of a rare and important work with the photographs in excellent condition. An early ownership signature on an initial blank is proving difficult to decipher Ruppard Sheppard. The original photographs that illustrate the book are almost certainly the work of Captain Samuel Sweet see Robert Holden: 'Photography in Colonial Australia. The Mechanical Eye and the Illustrated Book' 1988. We have handled a number of copies of this work and this copy conforms with what we suggest might be called the first and most desirable issue of these photographs. The substance of the book was derived from a 48-question circular compiled by George Taplin and 'distributed to all the keepers of aborigines' depots throughout the colony and to all persons who are known to be acquainted with the manners customs and languages of the aborigines'; the value of the work may be judged by the editor's remark in the introduction 'that much information has been elicited and that most of the papers show that the writers have used their powers of observation in an intelligent manner'. The untimely death of Taplin in June 1879 at the early age of 47 may account for the failure of further volumes in the series to materialize. Ferguson 16711; Holden 105 and pages 49-51. E. Spiller, Acting Government Printer hardcover
1849réf. 4369New York:: V.G. Audubon 1849-54. First Royal Octavo Edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A fine original hand-colored lithograph on paper. Royal Octavo 10.5 x 7 inches. Drawn from nature by John Audubon drawn on stone by William E. Hitchcock and lithographed printed and colored by JT Bowen Philadelphia. Accompanied by the original text written by the Reverend John Bachman DD. The Quadrupeds of North America; portrayals of 155 four-legged mammals native to North America depicted in their natural environment was a collaborative effort between the premier nineteenth century American Ornithologist Naturalist Artist and Frontiersman John James Audubon 1785-1851 his sons John Woodhouse Audubon and Victor Gifford Audubon and the naturalist Reverend John Bachman. The four men were unified in their desire to document and portray what they recognized as a dwindling resource; America's native animals amidst the natural beauty of the untouched American landscape. Their collective wisdom predicted the impending effects of Manifest Destiny- man's encroachment on the wilderness and natural landscape of North America- and as such was the impetus for the journey. To document and then portray America's native animals in the splendor and majesty of the uninhabited North American landscape the team traveled westward from Audubon's home in Mill Grove Pennsylvania up the Missouri River and through territory just previously explored by Lewis and Clark; from the Canadian border of the Northern Russian Territories- now Alaska- then southward to Mexico. Arduous and monumental the journey is recognized in the pathos of the compositions. However the true legacy of the work rests on John James Audubon's prolific vision and mastery of his subject and medium. Heretofore unseen The Quadrupeds of North American is a wildlife classic: an essential and timeless contribution to both Early American culture and the Art of American Wildlife Painting. The American Review a Whig journal heralded the national origin of the Quadrupeds: "We have at last have a Great National Work; originated and completed among us- authors artists and artisans of which are our own citizens the Bible of Nature!" John James Audubon in the West. New York: Henry H. Abrams 2000. Sabin 2368. Wood 208. Matted in Ivory Rag Board 12 x 16 inches. V.G. Audubon, unknown
1849réf. 4396New York:: V.G. Audubon 1849-54. First Royal Octavo Edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A fine original hand-colored lithograph on paper. Royal Octavo 10.5 x 7 inches. Drawn from nature by John Audubon drawn on stone by William E. Hitchcock and lithographed printed and colored by JT Bowen Philadelphia. Accompanied by the original text written by the Reverend John Bachman DD. The Quadrupeds of North America; portrayals of 155 four-legged mammals native to North America depicted in their natural environment was a collaborative effort between the premier nineteenth century American Ornithologist Naturalist Artist and Frontiersman John James Audubon 1785-1851 his sons John Woodhouse Audubon and Victor Gifford Audubon and the naturalist Reverend John Bachman. The four men were unified in their desire to document and portray what they recognized as a dwindling resource; America's native animals amidst the natural beauty of the untouched American landscape. Their collective wisdom predicted the impending effects of Manifest Destiny- man's encroachment on the wilderness and natural landscape of North America- and as such was the impetus for the journey. To document and then portray America's native animals in the splendor and majesty of the uninhabited North American landscape the team traveled westward from Audubon's home in Mill Grove Pennsylvania up the Missouri River and through territory just previously explored by Lewis and Clark; from the Canadian border of the Northern Russian Territories- now Alaska- then southward to Mexico. Arduous and monumental the journey is recognized in the pathos of the compositions. However the true legacy of the work rests on John James Audubon's prolific vision and mastery of his subject and medium. Heretofore unseen The Quadrupeds of North American is a wildlife classic: an essential and timeless contribution to both Early American culture and the Art of American Wildlife Painting. The American Review a Whig journal heralded the national origin of the Quadrupeds: "We have at last have a Great National Work; originated and completed among us- authors artists and artisans of which are our own citizens the Bible of Nature!" John James Audubon in the West. New York: Henry H. Abrams 2000. Sabin 2368. Wood 208. Matted in Ivory Rag Board 12 x 16 inches. V.G. Audubon, unknown
1892réf. 376200New York: Feast of Saint John the Evangelist 1892. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Blue cloth upper cover titled in gilt with paper label for Rev. E.A. Hoffman a.e.g. Loose in binding. Bookplates of General Theological Seminary and perforated stamps to bottom margins of first and last leaves. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Order of service for the start of the construction of the New York City landmark. Dean Hoffman was head of the General Theological Seminary. Just a few copies were printed on vellum. Uncommon. Feast of Saint John the Evangelist unknown
1892réf. 376200New York: Feast of Saint John the Evangelist 1892. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Blue cloth upper cover titled in gilt with paper label for Rev. E.A. Hoffman a.e.g. Loose in binding. Bookplates of General Theological Seminary and perforated stamps to bottom margins of first and last leaves. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Order of service for the start of the construction of the New York City landmark. Dean Hoffman was head of the General Theological Seminary. Just a few copies were printed on vellum. Uncommon. Feast of Saint John the Evangelist unknown books
1857réf. 010266Bowmanville Ontario Canada 1857. Book. Very Good. Flexible Leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bound in contemporary embossed flexible leather approx. 256 pages 8 blank 25 lines per page approx. 225 words per page manuscript writing each page mostly unpaginated. Sermons begin with a phrase of Biblical Scripture each sermon dated with place given as Bowmanville. Signed by Slater at front end page with Bowmanville 1857-58 in ink. James C. Slater b. England 1824- was a Wesleyan Methodist Minister whose ministry began in 1847 and was active as late as 1874. He was Chairman of the Bowmanville Circuit in 1860. Very Good loss of leather at base of spine hinges starting. An historically important and RARE contribution to an understanding of Methodist Church teachings and thought in mid-nineteenth century Canada. . Hardcover
1857réf. 010266Bowmanville Ontario Canada 1857. Book. Very Good. Flexible Leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bound in contemporary embossed flexible leather approx. 256 pages 8 blank 25 lines per page approx. 225 words per page manuscript writing each page mostly unpaginated. Sermons begin with a phrase of Biblical Scripture each sermon dated with place given as Bowmanville. Signed by Slater at front end page with Bowmanville 1857-58 in ink. James C. Slater b. England 1824- was a Wesleyan Methodist Minister whose ministry began in 1847 and was active as late as 1874. He was Chairman of the Bowmanville Circuit in 1860. Very Good loss of leather at base of spine hinges starting. An historically important and RARE contribution to an understanding of Methodist Church teachings and thought in mid-nineteenth century Canada. . Hardcover books
1988réf. 28127Milano: Edi.Artes 1988. Cm. 31 pp. 30 di testo 60 tavole di disegni in vari toni di colore e 5 splendide ceremolli e acquetinte originali numerate e firmate cm 25 x 18 e protette da doppia velina. Bella leg. edit. in mezza pergamena con punte e titoli in oro su tassello al dorso. Entro custodia edit. Perfetto stato di conservazione. Nel testo appaiono le domande a Cantatore di Mario Monti ed un testo di Enzo Carli. Edizione originale ed unica di 250 esemplari numerati ns. xxxiii/L della tiratura di 50 esemplari destinata ai collaboratori. Edi.Artes unknown
réf. Z1-M-014-01667Kessinger Publishing. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning process. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Kessinger Publishing unknown
réf. Z1-S-011-02796Kessinger Publishing. Used - Good. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day.Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre.' Ex-library but has been well cared for. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Kessinger Publishing unknown
1906réf. 0001393BELGIAN CONGO ALBERTVILLE 1906. On offer is an original letter written in English dated Haut Upper Congo Nov 14th 1906 by an unknown female writer who appears to be the wife of a missionary who was being prosecuted by the Congo Police casual research suggest this is possibly the British Reverend Edgar Stannard. The letter specifically refers to implication in the "Commandant Hagström affair." The tremendous political controversy surrounded a charge of libelling Congo police officer Hagström made by the Governor General of the Congo Free State and King Leopold against the Reverend who accused Hagström of practicing brutality and cannibalism. Arthur Conan Doyle also described exploitation and atrocities in his book "The Crime of the Congo." . Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
1839réf. 87631London: Fisher Son & Co 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. London Fisher Son & Co. 1839 and 1840. Quarto two volumes iv xxxvi 84 pages plus a map 46 full-page plates including an unlisted plate facing page 54 'Ancient Archway of Cavern in the Balkan Mountains' and an engraved vignette title page; and iv 100 pages including the cumulative index plus a double-page map 48 full-page plates and an engraved vignette title page. Most plates have the original tissue-guards. Matching full dark green morocco the spines lettered and decorated in gilt in compartments all sides decorated in gilt and blind; all edges gilt; covers a little bumped and lightly worn at the corners; leather a little scuffed and marked; scattered foxing and minor signs of handling more so in the first volume which is inexpertly reinserted in its binding with a rear endpaper that would be greatly improved by removing and replacing it and a front free endpaper that appears to be original but salvaged from the rear and amateurishly lined with tissue; overall a decent set which certainly presents well on the shelf. Provenance: John Michael Skipper 1815-1883 artist solicitor and South Australian pioneer with his ownership initials on the engraved title page of the first volume and his signature and most interesting inscription of the front free endpaper of the second volume: 'J M. Skipper from Mrs. Thomas March 14th. 1841' his mother-in-law. Skipper was born in Norwich the son of a solicitor; 'he was intended for the law but was more interested in art in which he was encouraged by his uncle. In 1833 he abandoned his studies to become a midshipman in the East India Co.'s "Sherbourne" bound for Calcutta. On his return deciding to migrate he arranged to be articled to Charles Mann the new South Australian advocate-general and sailed in the "Africaine" arriving at Holdfast Bay on 6 November 1836. He sketched scenes on the voyage and met Frances Amelia eldest daughter of Robert Thomas; he married her on 28 December 1839' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. Accordingly these volumes not only date from the foundation years of British settlement in the colony they also come from two of the first settlers. They are offered together with a copy of 'The Diary and Letters of Mary Thomas 1836-1866. Being a Record of the Early Days of South Australia. Edited by Evan Kyffin Thomas' Adelaide 1925 revised and enlarged third edition/ 1915. It is an account of the Thomas family's journey to South Australia on the 'Africaine' in 1836 and the fascinating early years of colonization as described in Mary's letters to her brother in England. Her husband Robert was the first newspaper publisher in South Australia and important details of the practical difficulties involved in the printing business are included. This is one of 300 unbound copies of the original 1925 edition discovered in the family attic in 1985; the entire cache has now been attractively bound in full reconstituted morocco. It comes in a slipcase with a fine copy of the first edition of a companion family volume 'Maisie. Her Life in her Letters from 1898 to 1902' edited by Joan Kyffin Willington Adelaide 1992. Each book in this 'collectors' duo' contains a numbered certificate of authenticity signed by Joan Kyffin Willington Maisie's granddaughter and Mary's great-great-granddaughter. 4 items. Fisher, Son & Co hardcover
1966Edizioni Esca, settembre 1966. Documenti Pontifici, Paolo VI. Lettere Pastorali sui documenti Pontifici. Lettere Pastorali sui documenti conciliari. Liturgia. Strumenti della comunicazione sociale. Chiesa. Ecumenismo. Documenti della IV sessione del Concilio: presentazioni. Riflessioni sul Concilio. Altre lettere Pastorali dell'Episcopato Italiano. 2342 pagine. 22 cm x 32 cm.Indice schematico, indice analitico, indice degli autori, indice generale. Libro in ottime condizioni. Ordinarie tracce del tempo. Non ci sono strappi o scritte al suo interno. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata in tutta Italia entro 24 ore dall'ordine. Hardback cover, all in good conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
1903réf. 250806003Raleigh North Carolina: Self-published Reverend Morgan Landon Latta 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Rare true first edition of the controversial autobiography of Reverend Morgon London Latta. IMPORTANCE Born into slavery from a background of poverty from which he successfully emerged Latta is a polarizing historical figure. In some circles Latta is recognized in as an important leader in Black education during post-Reconstruction. For others he is a fraudulent schemer whose autobiography was found to be filled with falsehoods and exaggerations of the truth that were used to exploit Northerners into donating to fund his university Latta University donations largely misappropriated for personal use - a scandal which ultimately shut down Latta university and tarnished his image. Condition- VG - ex-library. Note: I rarely sell ex-library but a true first edition of this infamous and fascinating "autobiography" rarely comes up for sale. All other copies I currently see listed as of this posting as first editions are actually the 1923-24 reprint. This copy would be a $3-5k book if not ex-library. ABOUT THE BOOK Self-published in 1903 by the author in Raleigh North Carolina. True first edition first printing as indicated by green cloth with brown black and gilt pictorial decorated top cover with the central image of a rural cabin scene and the correct 371 total pages the reprint of 1923-1924 with the 1903 copyright was significantly expanded to 600 pages. Octavo 8 3/8" x 6" 371 pp. Black and white photo illustrations. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rev. Morgan London Latta L.L.D. 1853 -1937 was an African American educator who operated a fraudulent scheme to solicit and misappropriate funds. He founded Latta University in Raleigh North Carolina and used it to exploit the goodwill of Northern donors during the post-Reconstruction era. Despite the exposure for his criminal misconduct which brought an end to his school and standing Latta's legacy continues to be commemorated in Raleigh as a pioneer in Black education. Latta founded Latta University in Oberlin Village an antebellum enclave established by free Blacks in West Raleigh. Latta University received its official incorporation on February 15 1894 following the acquisition of land in Oberlin Village and fundraising efforts to finance its construction a process spanning three years. Latta traveled across the North making speeches and fundraising for the university. Despite numerous primary accounts and documents revealing his autobiography to be false it played a crucial role in his fundraising efforts and decades later in establishing his legacy. In 2019 Morgan Latta was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame stating "Reverend Latta's history and legacy continues to inspire children from all backgrounds through programming by the City of Raleigh and the Latta House Foundation." CONDITION REPORT VERY GOOD - ex-library. Library numbering stamp on spine stamp on bottom of introduction page and rear pastedown with the library card and pocket for Hartford Public Library in Connecticut. The book was donated to the library by Henry J. Belden. His name appears on the gift bookplate of the library and his name is signed in pencil on the introduction page. Front board a bit loose. Sun-faded spine. Rubbed extremities. Corners bumped several large stains on back board and top text block edge. Mildly rubbed top cover. Lightly toned pages. Darkening and cracked gutter between two pictures preceding title page. Some creasing a few bent page corners. Text block is clean and bright. Only a few light finger smudges along the margins. All in all a very scarce example of the true first edition an important and controversial historical book. Self-published, Reverend Morgan Landon Latta hardcover
réf. 2111AD003SERMAM Que prégou o Padre Mestre Frey Antonio Correa. Lente de prima em a Universidade de Coimbra NO ACTO DA FEE Que se celebrou em a mesma Cidade em desouto de Janeyro de 1682. S.L. Lisboa. S.n. João Galrão. S.d. 1682. In 8º de 19x14 cm. Com 23 i br. págs. Brochado com capas recentes em cartolina. Miolo cozido à linha e aparado. Ilustrado com uma capitular decorada com motivos vegetalistas e um belo florão de remate na última página do texto. Exemplar com manchas de acidez nomeadamente nos dois últimos cadernos e pequena falha de papel na margem inferior da última folha sem afectar mancha gráfica. Com duas etiquetas de cota na capa anterior de brochura. Sermão de auto da fé muito raro. Este sermão foi separado separata factícia da obra - Trilogio catholico exposto em tres sermoens. Lisboa João Galrão. 1682. O pequeno rasgo que apresenta no canto inferior da página 23 foi feito de propósito para ocultar o reclamo Ser- que marca a sequência para o segundo sermão dos três que integram a obra. Também foi publicada uma separata referida por Inocêncio. Todas as três apresentações da 1ª e única edição são muito raras. Fr. Antonio Correia Lisboa - professou em 10-06-1638 - Coimbra 1693 Frade da Ordem da Santíssima Trindade Doutor em teologia. Foi professor de teologia na Universidade de Coimbra várias vezes Vice-reitor Ministro do Convento de Lisboa e provincial da sua ordem. em 1677 e 1683. Publicou dez sermões em folhetos soltos. As sua obras sobre teologia ficaram em manuscrito. Ref.: Barbosa Machado I 247-248 Inocêncio I 115 e 316 só o sermão. Cassuto p. 14-15 nº 10. Horsch 13. Visconde da Trindade 11 p. 46. Gravureiro Gav. 8-30 unknown
1838réf. 20733Paris, Bourgueleret, 1838 ; in-8 (226 x 148 mm), demi-maroquin citron à coins, dos à grand décor de rocaille dorée mosaïquée de rouge, bleu clair et vert, auteur et titre à froid, filets à froid sur les plats, tranches non rognées (reliure de l’époque); XXVII, 581 pp., [1] f. d’Avis au relieur, portrait frontispice sur chine contrecollé, 10 figures hors-texte gravées sur acier d’après les dessins de Tony Johannot, accompagnées de serpentes légendées et une centaine de vignettes gravées sur bois, dessinées par Jacque, Marville, Janet-Lange, etc. Texte encadré d’un double filet noir.
1574In-8° antico (cm. 14,5x9,5 all'interno, cm. 15x10 all'esterno), carte (2), (8), 376, (34), (2b) con 149 bei CAPILETTERA FIGURATI o ornati e con alcune testatine e finalini xilografici. Al front. la mitica marca edit. che fu già di Vincenzo Valgrisi del serpente attorcigliato a bastone a forma di tau sostenuto da mani uscenti da nuvole. Piena pergamena rigida con unghie, elegante titolo con grande fregio calligafico a penna anticamente scritto al dorso, 4 nervi appena sensibili, tagli picchiettati. Antica annotazione a penna di libraio o di proprietario al verso del piatto e al verso della prima pagina bianca; timbro di privata appartenenza alla prima facciata bianca. Antichi segni a penna a qualche margine. Lievi ombre da gora e buchetto solo alla prima carta bianca, se no fresco ed immacolato ad ampi margini e bei caratteri corsivi. Rara seconda edizione (la prima uscì da De Franceschi nel 1562), Una delle pochissime rimasteci dal Rinascimento su questo argomento, l'opera più nota di MARINELLI, medico del modenese (scrisse anche un trattato di ginecologia) e letterato, soggiornò a Venezia, dove probabilmente morì; gran conoscitore del latino e del greco (pretende di aver tratto il libro "dalle scritture di medici Greci, Arabi,& Latini" ma le formule e ricette, ben più moderne, lo smentiscono), Diviso in quattro libri, è una miniera di consigli di bellezza basati su nozioni di medicina e di cosmetica. il libro primo tratta i difetti del corpo e i rimedi volti ad attenuarli; il secondo e il terzo, la bellezza e la cura dei capelli e del viso; il quarto, la cura della gola, del collo, del petto, delle mani e del resto del corpo. (cfr. Treccani). Cfr.anche Brunet III, 1432.
1840réf. 18262Prato: Giachetti 1840-1845. In-8 mm. 236x146 18 volumi mz. pelle coeva verde piccolo spacco al dorso del volume XI fregi e titolo oro ornati da testate e finali xilografati molto ben illustrati fuori testo da complessive 152 su 156 tavole 2 non segnalate in Indice inc. in acciaio da vari artisti alcune a colori: sono vedute carte geografiche raffiguraz. delle popolazioni locali nei loro usi e costumi ritratti dei vari navigatori fatti storici monumenti ecc. Alcune tavole sono precedute da velina con didascalia nel ns. esemplare per lo più brunite. La raccolta comprende le relazioni dei più importanti esploratori e viaggiatori arricchite da documenti e note critiche di viaggi effettuati nel Nuovo Continente - in Oriente - in Asia e in Africa. Cfr. BrunetIII1439 che la cita solo in 15 volumiNel ns. esemplare alcune tavole presentano aloni al margine inferiore; circa 30 pp. del volume X con brutti restauri qualche fioritura. Complessivamente un buon esemplare. Giachetti, unknown
réf. $A40220.- Madrid. 1666. En casa de Gregorio Rodríguez. 20x16 cm. 1 tomos. 384 pgs. Pergamino de época. Papel oscurecido debido a la época. Leve falta en parte inferior del frontis. Dos hojas con pequeña rasgadura. Faltas marginales en última hoja. Marca de humedad en últimas 80 páginas. A pesar de las faltas el libro está bien. . . unknown
1911réf. 138541911 Paris, Honoré Champion, 1911, grand in folio de 20 pp. et XI-117 grandes planches d'armoiries en couleurs, en feuilles dans une chemise à lacets, cart. vert d'éditeur imprimé en lettre d'or sur le 1er plat, dos et coins toilés vert, bel ex.
réf. 2407SB009da Companhia de Jesu: dedicada A STO. ANTONIO DE LISBOA; e offerecida A ANTONIO MARTINS homem de Negocio nesta Corte. Por Dionisio Teixeira de Aguiar; Familiar do Santo Officio. COM HUM PROLOGO HISTORICO da vida e acçoens mais singulares do Padre Antonio Vieira. LISBOA: Na Officina dos Herd. de Antonio Pedroso Galraõ. M. DCC. LIV. 1754. Com todas as licenças necessarias. De 205x155 cm. Com lxxii 465 i.e. 473 i em br. págs. Encadernação da época inteira de pele com nervos rótulo e ferros a ouro na lombada. Cortes das folhas mosqueados a vermelho. Folhas de rosto com vinheta tipográfica algumas com o trigrama sagrado geralmente usado pela Companhia de Jesus IHS. Inclui bonitos cabeções xilográficos um deles com as armas do reino a encimar as dedicatórias assim como iniciais decoradas. Belos florões de remate de grandes dimensões ocupando cerca de metade da página nomeadamente nas páginas 100 192 250 e 465. Dois destes contêm o trigrama sagrado. Exemplar com assinatura de posse coeva de «Manoel Leytão do Salgueiro» e carimbo oleográfico do «Colégio de S. Fiel» célebre instituição de ensino Jesuíta na folha de rosto. Leves manchas de humidade na margem de algumas folhas. A página 214 está numerada 114 a 264-364 a 306-360 a 401-041 e a 413-395. Primeira edição rara e muito importante para a parenética Vieiriana que se dá como o 16.º volume da sua coleção de sermões. A Biblioteca Nacional apenas tem um exemplar incompleto e sermões soltos. Obra constituída por 12 Sermões cada um com folha de rosto própria sendo que algumas destas folhas nomeadamente as dos sermões 4 6 e 7 não são incluídas na paginação. Os três primeiros são datados de 1753 e os restantes de 1754. Nos rostos dos Sermões de 1753 o editor literário assina é identificado só pelas inicias do seu nome D. T. A. não vindo mencionado nos rostos dos de 1754. Folhas preliminares com dedicatória a Santo António e a António Martins pelo organizador Dionísio Teixeira de Aguiar; seguindo-se um extenso prólogo histórico ao leitor com 60 páginas; e índice dos sermões na última folha com o verso em branco. Contém: 1 - Sermão das Obras de Misericórdia; 2 - Sermão de Santo António pregado aos Peixes; 3 - Sermão ao Enterro dos Ossos dos Enforcados; 4 - Sermão pelo Bom Sucesso das Armas de Portugal contra as de Holanda; 5 - Sermão do Desagravo do Santíssimo Sacramento; 6 - Sermão da Quinta Terça-Feira da Quaresma; 7 - Sermão de Nossa Senhora do Rosário; 8 - Sermão de São Sebastião; 9 - Sermão na Segunda-Feira depois da segunda Dominga da Quaresma; 10 - Sermão da Degolação de São João Batista; 11 - Sermão da Epifania; 12 - Sermão da Terceira Quarta-Feira da Quaresma. Os sermões de Vieira publicaram-se ainda em sua vida muitos deles soltos até que principiou a formar-se a conhecida coleção em 1679 data em que saiu o seu primeiro volume. Até 1696 publicaram-se onze volumes. Depois seguiram póstumos entre 1699 e 1748 outros quatro perfazendo um total de quinze. Ainda em 1754 apareceu um volume com doze sermões de Vieira pregados todos em louvor de Santo António e que se dá como tomo décimo sexto da coleção embora já tivessem sido impressos nos quinze volumes anteriores. Estes sermões foram muitas vezes reimpressos mas sem se lhes dar o carácter de edição nova reimprimindo-se sem se alterar a data dos volumes que iam escasseando já muito no mercado. PADRE ANTÓNIO VIEIRA Lisboa 1608 - Salvador Brasil 1697 considerado por muitos como o maior escritor português é autor de uma vasta obra em português latim e italiano sendo definido lapidarmente por Fernando Pessoa como o «Imperador da língua portuguesa». Ao mesmo tempo desenvolveu com brilhantismo visão e coragem atividades políticas e diplomáticas na defesa de Portugal durante a Guerra da Restauração tendo entrado em conflito aberto com a Inquisição que venceu com o apoio do Papa. Mais importante ainda foi a sua prolongada e dedicada atividade missionária em que se distinguiu pela defesa da liberdade dos índios e pela condenação da escravatura dentro dos moldes possíveis na sua época pelo que chegou a ser expulso pelos colonos que tratavam mal os escravos oriundos de Ãfrica e queriam escravizar os índios apesar das leis régias em contrário que obteve de D. João IV e de D. Pedro II. Vieira conseguiu conciliar um grande realismo político com uma crença arraigada no Sebastianismo começando por identificar D. João IV como o «Desejado» do mito Sebastianista que havia de ressuscitar. Apesar de Vieira dar grande valor e se ter dedicado prolongadamente às suas obras teológicas e proféticas foram os sermões que o consagraram como grande orador e escritor. A sua forte personalidade e capacidade oratória atraíam multidões para ouvi-lo pregar mas foi a possibilidade de rever e acompanhar a publicação dos sermões que os tornou obras literárias de grande valor e não apenas o frio registo das suas capacidades oratórias. Em 1614 Vieira foi para a Baía com a família e ingressou no Colégio da Companhia de Jesus onde segundo uma lenda superou inesperadas dificuldades de aprendizagem destacando-se pelas suas habilidades intelectuais e linguísticas o que lhe valeu em 1625 aos 17 anos a tarefa de redigir o relatório anual evento conhecido como o «Estalo de Vieira». Em 1623 iniciou o noviciado familiarizando-se com a cultura e a língua tupi e em 1625 fez os primeiros votos começando a ensinar retórica em Olinda. Ordenado sacerdote em 1634 tornou-se conhecido como orador realizando a sua primeira pregação oficial na Baía. Em 1641 acompanhou a Lisboa o filho do Vice-rei do Brasil iniciando uma fase como conselheiro político de D. João IV e missões diplomáticas na Europa. Em Roma reviu os seus sermões publicando o primeiro volume em 1679 e recebeu isenção da Inquisição. Regressou ao Brasil em 1681 onde se dedicou até à sua morte à revisão dos sermões e à redação da sua obra teológica «Clavis Prophetarum». DIONÃSIO TEIXEIRA DE AGUIAR c. 1720 - foi familiar do Santo Ofício e mostra uma grande admiração pelo padre António Vieira e pela Companhia de Jesus. Casou com Feliciana Teresa Francisca em Oeiras em 5 de Agosto de 1746. Nada mais se conhece da sua vida e o seu nome não é referido por Barbosa Machado. É autor do prólogo e da dedicatória de outra obra de Vieira: Cinco discursos morais fundados nas cinco pedras de David Lisboa 1754 e de duas pequenas obras sobre o Milagre de Ourique publicadas em 1753 e 1757. ANTÓNIO MARTINS fl. 1690 - 175 Ainda não foi possível obter dados biográficos sobre o dedicatário deste livro e que subsidiou as despesas da impressão identificado na folha de rosto como: homem de negócios nesta Corte. Na dedicatória Dionísio Teixeira de Aguiar destaca as suas virtudes morais e religiosas a caridade para com os mais pobres a devoção às imagens sagradas e em especial a Santo António e os gastos em Missas e outros sufrágios pelas almas do Purgatório o que lhe aumentou os bens e restituiu a saúde segundo afirma na dedicatória. Referências: Nós os Oeirenses 1582 - 1911 e Genall - Sítios internet. BN Lisboa. Pe. António Vieira : bibliogr. 1216 BN Lisboa. Bicentenário Pe. António Vieira 88 Borba de Moraes. Bibliogr. Bras. 2 920-921. Leite S. Hist. Comp. de Jesus no Brasil 9 231 Portugal - Dicionário Histórico Corográfico Heráldico Biográfico Bibliográfico Numismático e Artístico Volume VII págs. 447-453. Inocêncio I 290 1610; II 179-180; IX 133 478 M-9-F-72 unknown
1822réf. 6312-volume set 1822 first editions John Campbell 1766-1840 was a Scottish missionary and traveler. He was passionate about Christian philanthropy which led to his founding of the Magdalene Society in 1793 and the Missionary Magazine Edinburgh in 1796. He travelled to preach in neglected villages promoting the establishment of Sunday schools. The Magdalen Asylum to help prostitutes in England and Glasgow founded by Campbell was one of several societies he created to help those in need. He opposed the slave trade and became involved in the Society for the Education of Africans. Through collaboration with James Alexander Haldane he brought 30-40 African children to England to be educated. In 1812 he was sent by the London Missionary Society to inspect mission stations at the Cape. His account of the trip was published in 1815 on his return titled "Travels in South Africa undertaken at the request of the Missionary Society". Campbell returned to the Cape in 1819 this time to improve those mission stations that had fallen into neglect. In 1820 he travelled north from Cape to Mosega in Barotseland and the Kaditshwene settlement near the Limpopo River. He left Cape for England in 1821 and published two further volumes covering his journey. Francis Westley hardcover
1917réf. 0002251KINGSTON SURREY ENGLAND ST PETER DIOCESE SOUTHWARK. Good. 1917. On offer is a super fascinating British home front manuscript diary handwritten by the Reverend Newton Heelas Vicar of Norbiton Kingston Surrey 1917 where along with the mundane parish happenings he comments on war events in this month on a page 'Churchman's Almanac' making for short terse recaps of the bigger news: 29 Jan HMS Laurentic sunk 200 lives lost; 1 Feb German ruthless submarine warfare; 10 Mar Baghdad taken; 12 Mar revolution in Russia abdication of Czar; 1 April America enters war; 25 April Dangerous submarine menace 36 vessels sunk; 14 June Zeppelin shot down on South Coast; 7 July Saw Zeppelin fired at over Wimbledon; 29 Sept Air raids in London Great noise; 31 Oct 30 German Gothas. Air Raid from 12 - 2am not very pleasant; 7 Nov Balfour promises Palestine to the Jews; 9 Dec JERUSALEM taken by Gen Allenby. Overall G. ; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF REVEREND NEWTON HEELAS VICAR OF NORBITON ZEPPELINS AIR RAIDS WORLD WAR I BRITISH HOME FRONT DIARY WWI WW1 WORLD WAR ONE BRITAIN KINGSTON SURREY ENGLAND ST PETER THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK GERMANY THE KAISER EARLY AIR WARFARE DIRIGIBLES BALLOONS IN WARFARE KINGSTON MUSEUM AND HERITAGE SERVICE. BRITANNICA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown